SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 2023 – Page 72

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 20:36

20:36a Then the Benjamites realized they had been defeated.

Then the Benjamin people realized that they had been beaten.
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Then the soldiers of Benjamin knew that they had lost.

20:36b Now the men of Israel had retreated before Benjamin

The Israel people had run from the Benjamin people.
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⌊During the fight⌋ the Israel soldiers had run away from the Benjamin soldiers.

20:36c because they were relying on the ambush they had set against Gibeah.

⌊They ran⌋ because they were trusting in the ambush which they had set near Gibeah town.
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This was part of the surprise attack that they had planned against Gibeah town.

20:36b-c (reordered)

Because the Israel soldiers had already set a trap near Gibeah town, at first they lured the Benjamin soldiers away ⌊from the town⌋ by retreating in front of them.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 21:20

21:20a So they commanded the Benjamites:

So they gave the men of Benjamin instructions. They told them,
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So the leaders told the Benjamin men

21:20b “Go, hide in the vineyards

“Go and hide in the vineyards
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to hide in the grape fields

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 1:5

1:5a And there they found Adoni-bezek

In that town they found Adoni-Bezek.
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While they were at Bezek they found King Adoni-Bezek.

1:5b and fought against him, striking down the Canaanites and Perizzites.

They attacked him and defeated the people of Canaan and Periz.
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They were victorious over him and the people of Canaan and Periz.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 2:1

Section 2:1–5

An angel of Yahweh came to Bokim

2:1a Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim

The angel of Yahweh went up from Gilgal to Bokim.
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Yahweh sent his heavenly messenger from the town of Gilgal to the town of Bokim.

2:1b and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I had promised to your fathers,

He told ⌊the Israelites⌋ , “I brought you (plur.) from Egypt into the country that I promised I would give to your fathers.
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The messenger said ⌊to the people of Israel⌋ , “I promised your ancestors that I would give this land to them ⌊and their descendants⌋ . That is why I took them from Egypt and brought them here.

2:1c and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you,

I told them, ‘I will never break my covenant with you.
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I told them that I would keep the agreement I made with them forever.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 3:10

3:10a The Spirit of the LORD came upon him,

The spirit of Yahweh gave him power
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The spirit of Yahweh took control of Othniel

3:10b and he became Israel’s judge and went out to war.

and he became the judge of Israel and led them in fighting.
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and he became Israel’s leader and took them to war ⌊against Aram⌋ .

3:10c And the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into the hand of Othniel, who prevailed against him.

Yahweh helped Othniel to fight Cushan-Rishathaim the king of Aram, and he defeated him.
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Yahweh gave him complete victory over King Cushan-Rishathaim the king of Aram.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 4:11

4:11a Now Heber the Kenite had moved away from the Kenites, the descendants of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses,

Near Kedesh lived Heber a Kenite person. He had left the other Kenites who were descendants of Hobab. Hobab was Moses’ brother-in-law.
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There as a man called Heber of the Ken people, who were descended from Hobab the brother-in-law of Moses. Heber had separated from the other Ken people

4:11b and had pitched his tent by the great tree of Zaanannim, which was near Kedesh.

Heber had moved and set up his tent beside the great tree of Zaanannim.
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and lived in his tent near Kedesh town, by the large tree of Zaanannim.

4:11a-b (reordered)

At that time there was a man called Heber who lived not far from the big tree at Zaanannim near Kadesh. He set up his tent there when he moved from ⌊the area of his relatives,⌋ the Ken people. He was a descendant of Hobab, the father-in-law of Moses.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 5:19

5:19a Kings came and fought; then the kings of Canaan fought

The enemy kings, the kings of Canaan came to fight.
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Kings came and fought. The kings of Canaan fought ⌊against us⌋ .

5:19b at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo,

They fought at the town of Taanach, near the springs of Megiddo.
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But ⌊they did not win a victory when they fought us⌋ at Taanach town by the waters of Megiddo

5:19c but they took no plunder of silver.

But they took ⌊away nothing with them⌋ . They did not capture any silver.
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They did not seize any silver from us.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 6:20

6:20a And the angel of God said to him, “Take the meat and the unleavened bread,

The angel of God said to him: “Take the meat and the unleavened bread
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Then the angel of God said to Gideon, “Take the meat and the loaves.

6:20b lay them on this rock, and pour out the broth.”

and put them on this rock, then pour the broth over it.”
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Put them on this rock and pour the juice over them.”

6:20c And Gideon did so.

And Gideon obeyed.
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So Gideon did as the angel told him.

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Source: SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 2023